Is 856 Greene Ave rent stabilized?
856 Greene Ave is a registered NYC rent-stabilized building in Bed-Stuy (East), Brooklyn (11221). It has about 10 apartments, built in 1931.
Also written as 856 Greene Avenue — or 856 Greene Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11221.
How this building compares
With about 10 apartments it is larger than 75% of the 816 rent-stabilized buildings this site tracks in Bed-Stuy (East). HPD lists 42 open violations here, about 4.2 per apartment — above the 0.6 per apartment median for tracked buildings in the neighborhood. Of the 71 violations on record at the address, 7 are class C — HPD's immediately hazardous grade, and all of them are still open. HPD issued 6 new violations at the address in the last twelve months. Tenants have filed 68 HPD complaints at the address, 11 of them in the last twelve months.
Building details
| Borough | Brooklyn |
| Neighborhood | Bed-Stuy (East) |
| ZIP | 11221 |
| Year built | 1931 |
| Apartments | 10 |
| Rent-stabilized | Yes — DHCR registered |
| Stabilization code | MULTIPLE DWELLING A, 421-A (1-15) |
| BBL | 3016200043 |
Owner & management
| Owner | MSCI 2019-H6 856 Greene Ave LLC 5949 Sherry Lane #1700 · Dallas, TX 75225 |
| Managing agent | Colliers International |
Building conditions
| HPD violations | 42 open / 71 total · 6 in last 12 mo |
| HPD complaints | 3 open / 68 total |
| HPD registration last filed | December 23, 2025 |
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Frequently asked questions
Is 856 Greene Ave rent stabilized?
856 Greene Ave in Bed-Stuy (East), Brooklyn is registered as rent stabilized in the New York State DHCR 2024 rent-stabilized building files, where its stabilization codes are MULTIPLE DWELLING A and 421-A (1-15). Registration is recorded for the building, not for each apartment in it, so an individual unit here can still have been deregulated — ask the landlord or DHCR for that apartment's rent history before relying on it.
How many apartments are at 856 Greene Ave?
856 Greene Ave (BBL 3016200043) has about 10 residential apartments and was built in 1931, from NYC PLUTO. PLUTO counts the building's units; it does not say how many of them are rent stabilized.